Dead - or hypoxic - zones, caused by the bloom and subsequent decomposition of algae, can be persistent (all year round), episodic (happening once a year or less), periodic (once a year or more), or annual and associated with the seasons. The hypoxic zone off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, for example, occurs during the summer months.		Source: UNEP/GEO Year Book 2003
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